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dark

dark
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dahrk]
    • /dɑrk/
    • /dɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahrk]
    • /dɑrk/

Definitions of dark word

  • adjective dark When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night. 3
  • singular noun dark The dark is the lack of light in a place. 3
  • adjective dark If you describe something as dark, you mean that it is black in colour, or a shade that is close to black. 3
  • adjective dark When you use dark to describe a colour, you are referring to a shade of that colour which is close to black, or seems to have some black in it. 3
  • adjective dark If someone has dark hair, eyes, or skin, they have brown or black hair, eyes, or skin. 3
  • adjective dark If you describe a white person as dark, you mean that they have brown or black hair, and often a brownish skin. 3

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Origin of dark

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (adj.) Middle English derk, Old English deorc; (noun and v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; compare Middle High German terken to darken, hide

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dark popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dark usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dark

adj dark

  • dim — DIM statement
  • misty — abounding in or clouded by mist.
  • murky — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
  • shadowy — resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy outlines.
  • overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.

verb dark

  • short-circuit — Electricity. to make (an appliance, switch, etc.) inoperable by establishing a short circuit in. to carry (a current) as a short circuit.
  • give the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
  • circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
  • dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • juke — to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).

adjective dark

  • atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
  • brown — Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
  • chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
  • hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
  • depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.

noun dark

  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
  • gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
  • dimness — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
  • obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
  • blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.

Antonyms for dark

adj dark

  • intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
  • cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
  • joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
  • vivacious — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
  • illuminated — to supply or brighten with light; light up.

adjective dark

  • fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
  • cheery — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.

noun dark

  • brightness — the condition of being bright
  • daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
  • cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
  • day — A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
  • daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.

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